Responsible Gambling

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will hold a conference in March to obtain a better understanding of gambling and the gambling behavior of UK customers. A total of 150 stakeholders from research, academia, and the gambling industry will participate in the conference, with representatives from the third sector and the UKGC’s own advisory bodies also […]

Hawaii Senator Stanley Chang has defended his proposal to ban gambling advertisements promoting Nevada casinos.  Senate Bill 935, put forward by Chang, initially singled out gambling ads from casinos in Nevada, but that has now been removed with approval from the Senate’s Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. The Committee voted 3-1 in favor of […]

The gambling industry must build reciprocal referral pathways with the debt-advice sector to help customers with gambling-related debt. That’s one of the key recommendations from GamCare’s second workshop which focuses on tackling problem gambling. 6 in 10 Brits Seeking Gambling Treatment had Debts GamCare is part of the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS), a network […]

YGAM has had a successful 2022, with its social impact report for the year showing its evidence-based education programmes are helping in protecting young people throughout the UK from gambling-related harm. Over 1.8 Million Young People Reached in 2022  Overall, the independent charity had provided training to 4,819 delegates and 2,994 teachers and youth workers, […]

Korea is seeing an increasing number of teens getting addicted to online gambling, with many of the victims being students. Based on figures from the Korea Problem Gambling Agency (KCGP), a total of 7,063 students were admitted for gambling addiction treatment from 2017 to 2021.  COVID-19, Social Media Driving Teens Towards Online Gambling  Among the […]

JOI Gaming has become the latest operator to be slapped with a huge fine by the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). The operator, which runs online casino games in the Netherlands via its www.jacks.nl website, received a €400,000 penalty from the KSA for advertising breaches.  JOI Gaming Advertised to Young Adults According to the KSA, JOI […]

More than 84,000 people in the UK registered with GAMSTOP in 2022. It was the highest annual figure recorded by the country’s self-exclusion service since its launch in 2018. Overall, there are now 341,365 Brits who have signed up for GAMSTOP over the past four years.  Record Increase Could be Driven by Inflation GAMSTOP allows […]

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has asked the government for more powers to regulate gambling ads after complaints nearly doubled in the 2021-22 financial year. The media regulator said current restrictions are no longer effective in protecting children as their viewing behaviors have changed in recent years. Gambling Advertising Complaints on the Rise […]

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is pushing for a unified standard on markers of harm to be implemented across Europe. The Brussels-based trade association recently submitted a standardization proposal to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), stating that a standardized list of markers of harm will play a vital role in preventing gambling […]

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit(KSA) remains committed to preventing problem gambling and will continue to be tough against operators that fail to comply with their duty of care obligations. That’s the key message from KSA Chair René Jansen during his speech at the recently-concluded 2022 Amsterdam Gambling & Awareness Congress. Licensed Online Operators Increase to 24 […]